But we can say that you've got better odds for appreciation if you buy where cap rates are high and better odds for a price decline if you buy where cap rates are low.

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But Price thinks his odds of success are good.

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Knievel rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s as an obstacle-jumping motorcycle daredevil who ignored odds -- and often paid the price.

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In England many bookmakers have slashed the odds on a white Christmas to the shortest price for 20 years.

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But, with Facebook, the odds would be a lot better if the price to make this particular bet were a lot lower.

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In December last year, I suggested that the odds favoured a more serious decline in the gold price.

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This all translates into Manchester United being the odds on favorite to win a thirteenth title in the Transfer Price Index, Euro Club Index, and ESPN Soccer Power Index models.

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And if the market price history of the past 11 years repeats itself, which technical odds suggest will be the case, this dip in gold prices will eventually prove to be a bargain-hunting buying opportunity.

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But the odds overwhelmingly favor the company that serves its customers with great products and services at a fair price.

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